Buxton Hollis Historical Society Library
Mission: To preserve and provide information pertinent to the
history of Buxton and Hollis. We are a non lending, research library open to the public April through
October. Other access can be made by request if a volunteer is available.
Open seasonally April - October
Hours: Thursday 4:00 pm — 8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am — 12:00 noon
(except holiday weekends)
Focus:
Resource books: vital
statistics of both towns, family genealogies, cemetery books, obituary
collection, historic house survey , local churches and more.
Photo Collection: includes individual photos, scrapbooks, and groups
Scrapbook collection
includes donation from families of George E. Jack,
Ronelda Berry, Margarete Waterman and others. We have an oversize newspaper book.
Town Resources: town reports, school yearbooks, specific histories, town roadside surveys of buildings over 50 years old. 1905 town registers with families and occupations, 1860 census information indexed for both towns.
Buxton: buildings on the National Historic Register, Pleasant Point Park information,
and more
Hollis: Dana Smith’s school book collection, Kate Douglas
Wiggin collection
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| Buxton-Hollis Historical Society |
| Top 50 Popular
Resources |
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| Biographies |
A Deaf Artist in Early America,
Harlan Lane, 2004 |
| Biographies |
Legend of Lazarus Rowe, Mary
Palmer |
| Biographies |
The World of John Brewster Jr,
Fenimore Art Museum, 2006 |
| Cemetery |
Buxton Cemetry Records, John
Frost, 1968 |
| Cemetery |
Hollis Cemetery Records, John
Frost, 1967 |
| Cemetery |
Maine Cemetery Inscriptions,
York Co, Maine Old Cemetery Assoc, 1995 |
| Genealogy |
Family Histories; Nada Ardelle
Libby, Heard-Hurd Genealogy, Jewetts of America, Edward Small &
Associated Families, Leavitt Descendents, Milliken Family, many more |
| Genealogy |
Genealogy Dictionary of Maine
and New Hampshire |
| Maine Hist |
Maine Families in 1790, Maine
Genealogical Assoc. |
| Maine
Hist |
Piscatequa Pioneers, by
Piscatequa Pioneers Assoc, 2000 |
| Maine Hist |
Saco Valley Settlements &
Families, GT Ridlon, 1905 |
| Newspaper |
Narragansett Sun, 1892-1916,
Donna Conley local clippings |
| Religeous |
Church of Christ, Buxton, Maine,
1763-1817 |
| School |
Buxton high school yearbooks |
| School |
Hollis High School yearbooks |
| School |
Hollis Rural Schools, The Early
Days, Dana Smith, 1989 |
| School |
MSAD#6 Annual Reports |
| Town Hist |
Buxton Bicentennial, 1972 |
| Town Hist |
Buxton Centennial, 1872 |
| Town Hist |
Buxton Postcard Images, Jim
Libby |
| Town Hist |
Buxton Town Reports |
| Town Hist |
Buxton Vitals, Dr. AKP Meserve,
Charles Meserve, Burton Pease |
| Town Hist |
Buxton, Hollis & Limington
Images, Frank Sleeper |
| Town Hist |
Dayton 100th Anniversary
Booklet, 1954 |
| Town Hist |
Early Families of Standish,
Albert Sears, 1991 |
| Town Hist |
History of Gorham, Hugh
McLellan, 1903 |
| Town Hist |
History of Hollis, Jewett &
Hannaford |
| Town Hist |
History of Limington, 1668-1900,
Robert Taylor, 1975 |
| Town Hist |
Hollis Bicentennial, 1998 |
| Town Hist |
Hollis Births & Deaths,
Burton Pease, 2004 |
| Town Hist |
Hollis Town Reports |
| Town Hist |
Hollis Vital Statistics from
town reports 1887-1951, Rita Bradbury |
| Town Hist |
Old Kittery & Her Families,
Stackpole, 1903 |
| Town Hist |
Recollections of Old Buxton,
Cousins & Hannaford |
| Town Hist |
Records of Narraganset No. 1
(Buxton), Goodwin |
| Town
Hist |
Town Histories; Limington,
Gorham, Standish, Sacrborough, Limerick, Kennebunks, Kittery, Berwicks, Saco
& Biddeford, Waterboro, Eliot, York, Wells, many more |
| York Co |
York County Deed Index,
1641-1738 |
| York Co |
York County Will Abstracts,
1801-1858 |
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